Decisive passer on Olympique Lyonnais' goal against PSG, Rayan Cherki experienced the last third of the match from the sidelines. Pierre Sage's decision is debated.
OL started their match badly on Sunday evening at the Parc des Princes, but after thirty minutes of play, the Lyon coach changed tactics and that clearly changed the situation. And Mikautadze's goal, on a serve from Cherki, put Lyon back on track. However, from the 66th minute of play, Pierre Sage decided to start Saïd Benrahma in place of Rayan Cherki, a decision which surprised quite a few people, but which the Lyon technician easily explained: “ Why release Cherki? He brought us a lot offensively, but started to make efforts only in one direction, it became dangerous for the team. We had to ensure balance when we didn't have the ball. » However, on the RMC side, Florent Gautreau believes that this choice was not at all the right one, and Daniel Riolo's colleague explains why OL and their coach failed.
OL without Cherki, PSG are less afraid
At the microphone of L’Afterthe journalist questioned this decision by Pierre Sage to quickly recall Rayan Cherki to the sidelines in the second half, while Olympique Lyonnais could still upset PSG. “ In my opinion, Pierre Sage made coaching errors. Obviously in a match like this against PSG, you can't do without Cherki who was decisive on OL's goal and who can be decisive at any time. He shouldn't have released it. The Mikautadze-Lacazette change was good, because there we were managing fatigue. But Lacazette is an intelligent guy, he knows he can't play every match like that. But depriving Rayan Cherki so early in the match was a mistake. Whereas Matic, you can't keep him the whole match in such a match. There, Pierre Sage has a small glass ceiling with Paris Saint-Germain and the very very high level of Ligue 1 », Explained Florent Gautreau.
